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Battle of Unity "KARMA" - After-Story

[sfx: waves, sea birds]
Ryu: Hey yo! This is a secret place nobody knows! Here everybody is the main hero!
[sfx: Ryu running ahead]
Shiki: [panting] W-wait up, Ryu-kun!
Ryu: Captain Shikki! The heavy aroma of adventure and secrets still wafts off of this island!
Shiki: [trying to catch his breath] Is this place really a secret? I'm pretty sure someone the Owner knows owns this island, so...
Ryu: Even if there aren't any secrets, that's still A-OK!
Shiki: Well... I guess it's okay if we keep exploring a little bit more. Ah, but, maybe we could take a little break...? We've walked a lot as it is.
Ryu: I'LL ALLOW IT! [sitting down decisively]
Shiki: [dropping down]
Ryu: Hm? What's got Shikki feeling down?
Shiki: Huh? Do I look that way...?
Ryu: Your stomach hurts? Like it's gonna explode? Do you not think deserted islands are fun?
Shiki: O-of course I'm having fun.
Ryu: Hmmmm???
Shiki: With Master teaching us how to fish, and cooking together with the Owner, and all playing in the sea together, it was all really...
Ryu: It was all really...?
Shiki: It was a really fun time...! ... but... it seems like ever since the battle ended, the Owner and the Master have both been really lost in thought about something, and I can't help but worry a little.
Ryu: You mean Boss and Master are all gloomy-gloomy?
Shiki: Um... well, I don't know for sure. But, it seems like they're worried about something, so if there's anything I can do to help, I'd like to do it. ... at the very least, I hope they can get some rest on this island and start feeling a bit better...
Ryu: Hmmm-m-m-m-m-mmmMMMMMMM... [high pitched voice] POW! DING-DONG! Bummer Buster Ryu-kun Has A Great Idea!
Shiki: Eh!?
Ryu: Maybe if we show them that thing we saw earlier, Boss and Master will get happy-happy!
Shiki: ... ah! Right! That's not a bad idea. Maybe they'd be happy with that thing that we found together a little bit ago. So, I guess that we'll have to tell Owner and the Master where to--
Ryu: AAAABSOLUTELY NOT!
Shiki: Huh?
Ryu: It's SUUUUPER boring to just give regular directions! So, Ryu-kun has a suggestion! [rummaging] Let's see, let's see, hm, hm, is it here? Or is it here or here or here? Hm, it should be around here somewhere... hm... hm... did it get eaten? Ah, ah, ah, ah! Here it is!!
Shiki: A pen and piece of paper? What are you going to do with that...?
Ryu: Hoohoohoohoo! [drawing] Hehehehehe hmm hehheeheheh MWAHAHAHA
Shiki: Is this... a map of this island?
Ryu: Ding-dong ding-dong we have a winner, folks! In order to make Boss and Master happy-happy, we shall be holding... a treasure hunt!! Okiedokey, now... [drawing] First here, and then over here, and then here then here then here then here AND THEN FINALLY, the treasure is HEEEERE!!!


[sfx: Waves, book pages turning]
Yohei: Hey, Saimon. About that thing we were talking about...
Saimon: Dongha-kun and his associates are still awaiting a reply.
Yohei: You think we can really trust them?
Saimon: I suppose that's just something we'll have to decide for ourselves going forward.
Ryu: [approaching rapidly] Boss and Master: FOUND! INCOMING!!! [leap]
Yohei: --gck!! [coughing] OI! Ryu, you asshole! Don't just fuckin' tackle me out of nowhere!
Shiki: Master, are you okay?
Ryu: [doing a Yohei impression] This ain't nothin'.
Yohei: Who the hell is that supposed to be an impression of? Fuckin' hell.
Saimon: Welcome back, both of you. Have you had your fill of strolling?
Shiki: Ah, yes! Well, actually... we found a treasure map.
Saimon and Yohei: "Treasure map"??
Shiki: Here it is.
[sfx: paper unfolding]
Saimon: This... [laughing] Certainly does resemble the shape of this island. And you think so, too, don't you, Yohei?
Yohei: [taking the treasure map] Hah? ... hah, what kind of treasure map is this? How're you supposed to find treasure with this thing?
Ryu: No, no, no, you see, fine sir, that all depends on what you define as "treasure".
Yohei: ... hah?
Ryu: HMPH!
Saimon: I see. So there is something special about the places on the island that are marked on the map.
Yohei: What're you talking about?
Ryu: Treasure! Prosperity! LOVE!!!
Yohei: [sighing, sounding dead inside] I see.
Shiki: Um, I'd like to try searching for the treasure.
Saimon and Yohei: Oh?
Saimon: Mm... ... [chuckles] Well, then, shall we all go hunting for treasure?
Ryu and Shiki: ...!
Yohei: Seriously... one whiff of danger and we're turnin' around.
Ryu and Shiki: --!
Shiki: Thank you very much...!
Ryu: And so the TCW Adventure Team prepares for departure!!!


[sfx: footsteps, wildlife noises]
Ryu: [making horrible warbling noises]
Yohei: Don't yell right in my ear. Shut your trap. ... anyway, further we go, the rougher this path is getting. You sure we're going the right way?
[sfx: Map rustling]
Saimon: Mm... by the looks of the map, we're still quite a ways off.
Shiki: I'm... so sorry...
Yohei: What're you apologizing for?
Shiki: Ah, uh--!
Ryu: Look, look! We discovered a huge cluster of mushrooms! Snack-time for Ryu-kuuuun! Aaaaa--!
Yohei: Ryu, hold up! You don't know what those are. Don't eat 'em. They could be poisonous toadstools or somethin'.
Ryu: Huh? So if Ryu-kun eats them he might turn into a cute polka-dotted Ryu-kun!?
Yohei: Just don't touch them. Let's get a move on.
[sfx: footstep]
Ryu: [humming, singsong] Smiley smiley mush-y-room and itty-bitty mini-mush-y-room, the mushroom brothers are secretly best buddies! Beep beep!
Shiki: A song about mushrooms...?
Yohei: It's about them Yeon brothers, right?
Saimon: [laughs] It seems like you're getting some good inspiration from the other teams.
Ryu: Hey, Boss.
Saimon: Yes?
Ryu: What's the real reason that Mister Mini-Mushroom actually came into the store?
Yohei: --!
Saimon: ... apparently, it was just to give their regards. He seems to be a very proper and by-the-books sort.
Ryu: Hm...
Shiki: Now that you mention it, Chungsung-san sent some toys for Kurobuchi a little while after their visit.
Saimon: Did he? I'll have to thank them later.
Ryu: Aha! A tunnel has been spotted, just up ahead!! The TCW Adventure Team begin their investigation!!
[sfx: footsteps]
Ryu: [singing a marching song, echoing as they enter the cave] Dum-de-dum! Dum-de-dumdum-dum-dum-dum!! Dum-de-de-DUM-de-dum-dum-DUM-du-dum-da-dum!!
Shiki: Ah...!
Saimon: ...
Yohei: This cave goes pretty deep. Do we really have to go through here?
Saimon: [checking the map] According to the map of the island that Shiki and Ryu "found", it looks like... the only way to get to our destination is to go through this tunnel.
Ryu: This is Alpha Ryu reporting in. We have arrived at Point A. From here, we will continue to advance towards Operation Site ██. Let us go boldly. Over.
[sfx: footsteps]
Yohei: Oi! Don't just run ahead without permission, Ryu!
Saimon: My, my. Well, it doesn't seem to be that long of a tunnel, at any rate. Shiki, let's go, too.
Shiki: Yes...!


[sfx: dripping water, footsteps]
Shiki: It's pretty dark, but I think the light of my smartphone should be enough to get by with...
[sfx: squeaking]
Ryu: Hey, I hear a noise up above us~.
Yohei: Hm? A noise?
Shiki and Saimon: ...?
Yohei: ...! Shit, bats! Shiki, turn off your l--
[sfx: bats swarming, everyone but Ryu having a horrible time]
Shiki: Ah--!
Yohei: These motherfucking--!
Saimon: Ryu, Shiki! Watch your heads!
Shiki: I'm sorry, I'm sorry...!
Saimon: Don't panic, Shiki. It's okay.
Ryu: Master, save meeee!!
Yohei: Over there! Let's move!
Shiki: Y-yes...
[sfx: everyone running, panting]
Saimon: We're almost at the exit!
Yohei: Just keep going!
Ryu: GO GO GO!!
[sfx: running]


[sfx: waves]
Yohei: Ahh.. wasn't countin' on that happening today.
Shiki: I can't believe there were so many bats...
Ryu: [running ahead] But thanks to that, we found the treasure!!
Yohei: Ah?
Saimon: ...! Ah, this is...!
Yohei: ...! The hell...? This is amazing.
Saimon: It really is beautiful.
Ryu: I know, right? The sun sparkles so beautifully at sunset~!
Saimon: The sunset spreads out across the horizon and wraps the world in its gentle embrace, as though nature itself has painted a masterpiece for us to behold.
Yohei: I expect nothin' less out of you, professor. That kind of fancy wording is your specialty.
Saimon: [chuckles] Thank you. ... so, Shiki and Ryu, you wanted to show us this view. Am I correct?
Shiki: Ah... Were we that obvious..?
Saimon: We knew from the very start that the two of you were planning something.
Yohei: So why'd you go to all the effort of doing the treasure map bit?
Shiki: Ryu-kun said it would be more exciting that way... and, um, I thought it was a good idea, too.
Ryu: See, 'cuz Shikki was suuu~UUUUPER worried about Boss and Master.
Yohei: Worried?
Shiki: It's just... ever since our battle ended... both of you have seemed a little bit down, so I was worried...
Saimon and Yohei: ...!
Saimon: And so you wanted to bring us here?
Shiki: Yes. I planned this together with Ryu-kun because I was hoping that maybe we could cheer both of you up a little bit...
Ryu: And so, Natsume Ryu and Ando Shiki were the first humans ever to set eyes upon this place you see before you.
Yohei: Hah. Suppose so. Saimon.
Saimon: ... Shiki, Ryu.
Shiki: Yes...?
Ryu: What's up?
Saimon: Thank you. I'm very sorry for making you worry.
Shiki: Ah, no...! I always want to do anything I can do to help you out, Owner, and Master too...
Ryu: Hooray! Boss & Matter Happy-Happy Plan was a roaring success! Ta-ta-daaa!
Yohei: Seriously... it was a bit of a pain in the ass... but, thanks anyway.
Ryu: Ah! Ryu-kun has another great idea!!
Saimon, Yohei, and Shiki: ...?
Ryu: [running off and back again] Dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum, dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-DUM! This will be the site of Bar 4/7's secondary location!!
Shiki: Ah...!
Yohei: Oi, don't go making decisions like that on your own!
Ryu: Huh? Is that a no?
Saimon: I think that sounds lovely.
Yohei: You're supposed to say "no".
Ryu: But Ryu-kun loves it here!! Let's all come back here again!!
Shiki: Yes. I hope I'll have grown a lot more by the next time I come back here...
Saimon: We all feel the same way, I think. The dream of connecting people with one another through music doesn't end with this team competition.
Yohei: No doubt about it. I ain't gonna let it remain just a dream.
Ryu: The TCW Adventure Team is eternal! And so everyone set out together to watch the sunset!! STEP! STEP! STEP! STEP!
Yohei: [overlapping] You keep it up like that speed, it's gonna be morning by the time we get back to the inn. Walk normally.
Ryu: Eh!? But that's boring!! Ryu-kun will do it if Master walks back on his hands.
Yohei: Not a chance in hell. Stand up.
Shiki: Here, Ryu-kun, take my hand. Let's all go back.
[sfx: Shiki helping Ryu up]
Ryu: Shikki's hands look so yummy, I want to eat them!! BITE BITE BITE [awful gnawing noises]
Shiki: That hurts, Ryu-kun...!!
Yohei: Just walk properly.
Ryu: Waaahhhh! Master is making a scary fa-a-aaaace! Boss, SAVE MEEEEEEEEhahahahahHAHAA!!
Saimon: [to himself] The days that we get to spend together as all four of us are my greatest treasure.
[sfx: footsteps fading away into the distance, waves]

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